SS Kazan

History
Name
  • Elmenhorst (1943-45)
  • Empire Galleon (1945-46)
  • Kazan (1946-73)
Owner
  • Godeffroy & Co (1943-45)
  • Ministry of War Transport (1945-46)
  • Soviet government (1946-73)
Operator
  • Godeffroy & Co (1945)
  • Kindiesel Shipping Co. Ltd (1945-46)
  • Soviet government (1946-73)
Port of registry
BuilderVan Vliet & Co
Yard number502
Launched22 December 1943
CompletedApril 1945
Out of service1973
Identification
FateScrapped
General characteristics
Class & typeHansa A type Cargo ship
Tonnage1,925 GRT, 935 NRT, 3,238 DWT
Length85.22 m (279 ft 7 in)
Beam13.51 m (44 ft 4 in)
Draught5.59 m (18 ft 4 in)
Depth4.80 m (15 ft 9 in)
Installed powerCompound steam engine, 1,200IHP
PropulsionSingle screw propeller
Speed10.5 knots (19.4 km/h)

Kazan (Russian: Каза́нь) was a Hansa A Type cargo ship which was built as Elmenhorst in 1943 by Van Vliet & Co, Hardinxveld, Netherlands for Godeffroy & Co, Hamburg, Germany. She was seized as a prize of war in 1945, passing to the Ministry of War Transport and renamed Empire Galleon. She was allocated to the Soviet Union in 1946 and was renamed Kazan. She served until 1973 when she was scrapped.